Receive the latest national-international updates in your inbox

Police are looking for a woman, believed to be in her 70s, who takes purses off the backs of chairs in Brooklyn restaurants. She is seen here at an eatery in Fort Greene. (Published Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014)

Updated at 2:22 AM CDT on Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014

A 68-year-old woman has been accused of grabbing purses off the backs of chairs in Brooklyn restaurants, police say.

The woman was arrested late Tuesday and is charged with one count of possession of stolen property and two counts of grand larceny.

Police Seek Elderly Woman Who Steals Purses in Brooklyn Restaurants

Police are looking for a woman, believed to be in her 70s, who grabs purses off the backs of chairs in Brooklyn restaurants. Marc Santia has the story. (Published Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014)

She is suspected of stealing a handbag at Mullanes Grill on Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene, and another at the Tea Lounge in Park Slope, police say.

She may also be linked to other thefts, a law enforcement source said.

Surveillance video from Mullanes shows the suspect walking past tables and slipping a bag from a chair where a woman is sitting with a child on her lap.